Psychological Assessments
Psychological assessments are the primary area of expertise offered at Eastside Psychology Clinic. Isabella Jacomb has completed specialised post-graduate university training in Clinical Neuropsychology and offers comprehensive psychological assessments for both children and adults. Assessments are often requested by medical practitioners (e.g. Paediatricians, Psychiatrists) to evaluate brain-behaviour relationships and they are important in establishing a diagnosis and providing recommendations to the individual, their family, their school or workplace and their treating medical practitioner.
Common reasons for an assessment include:
- Problems with attention (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Learning difficulties and Specific Learning Disorders (e.g. Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Memory problems
- Giftedness
- School readiness
- Capacity assessment
- Medicolegal assessment
Psychometric and standardised diagnostic tests used at Eastside Psychology Clinic:
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – 5th Edition (WISC-V)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – 4th Edition (WAIS-IV)
- Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – 3rd Edition (WIAT-III)
- Conners 4th Edition (Conners 4)
- Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales – 2nd Edition (CAARS-2)
- Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
- Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)
- Autism Diagnostic Observation System – 2nd Edition (ADOS-2)
- Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R)
- Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System – 3rd Edition (ABAS-3)
- Behaviour Assessment System for Children – 3rd Edition (BASC-3)
- Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
